Language Trivia

Greetings in Different Languages

100

In _______ you might say こんにちは！(Kon'nichiwa!) or もしもし！ (Moshimoshi!) to say hello

Japanese

200

你好！(Nǐ hǎo!) or 喂! (Wèi!) are two ways you might say hello in _________

Chinese/Mandarin

300

Merhaba or Selam is how you say hello in ________

(country name starts with a T)

Turkish

400

You say hello in _________ by saying Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) or Алло (Allo)

(This country's name starts with U)

Ukranian

500

ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sata srī akāla) is one way of saying hello in _______

Punjabi

Where in the world?

100

Which country do they speak Yoruba?

Nigeria, Benin, and Togo

200

What language is spoken in Brazil?

Portuguese 

300

In ________ ________ you might greet someone with Bonjou or Éy laba.

What is Louisiana Creole

400

Name two countries that speak Spanish besides Spain.

Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Equatorial Guinea 

500

Name two animals in Romanian.

pisica caine urs

Language Trivia

100

How many languages are spoken in the world?

6,500

200

What are two of the top 5 languages spoken in the world?

1. Chinese/Mandarin — 1.3 Billion Native Speakers. 
2. Spanish — 471 Million Native Speakers. 
3. English — 370 Million Native Speakers. 
4. Hindi — 342 Million Native Speakers. 
5. Arabic — 315 Million Native Speakers. 

300

True or False: The United States has no official language.

True!

400

Which language has the most words?

English with 1,025,109 words and counting

500

What language was spoken first in outer space?

Russian

Greetings in Different Languages

100

How do you say hello in Romanian?

Salut

200

How do you greet someone in Arabic?

'ahlan or أهلا

300

You can say Hallo or Guten Tag to say hello in _______

(this language is used in a country starting with G and a country starting with S)

German

400

How do you greet someone in Telugu?

namesta

500

How do you greet someone in Somali?

asalamu aleikum

Random

100

_________ is the most commonly spoken language in Latin America/Central & South America?

Spanish

200

Name two languages spoken in Moldova.

Romanian (also named Moldovan) · Russian, Gagauz, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romani · English, French

300

Name two languages spoken in Somalia

Somali, Arabic · Soqotri (Puntland) · Yemeni Arabic · Boon, Arabic

400

How many countries speak Turkish? Or can you name two countries that speak it?

the official language in Turkey and Cyprus and is spoken in 9 more countries

500

How to say hello in turkish

merhaba